By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Working people in many occupations across the country are restless and doing something about it. While white-collar workers such as writers and actors led the way, there are… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – One man’s imagination can turn a more than 400-year-old Shakespearean tragedy into a backyard wedding barbecue to remember. In an interview Playwright James Ijames explained he first read… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey Harvey Robbins is the first to admit that the genre of music he has been tirelessly promoting for 30 years pretty much ended 60 years ago. “Doo-wop died with the… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON — Not all of Shakespeare’s works have aged gracefully. A prime example is “The Taming of the Shrew,” which was written in the late 16th Century, and strong evidence … Continue reading
By Rich Fahey JAMAICA PLAIN — Before I even stepped into historic Eliot Hall to watch the Footlight Club’s lovely, heartfelt production of Richard Harris’s “Stepping Out,” I found a kinship with the… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – We males have known the truth for our entire lives. Whenever and wherever members of the patriarchy have had a success, it has been aided, abetted, assisted, enabled,… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – At the beginning and end of Joshua Harmon’s superb intergenerational drama “Prayer for the French Republic” at The Huntington, the stirring French national anthem “La Marseillaise” can be… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Mash up mythology – both Greek and Nigerian — and the Marvel universe of super-heroes such as “Black Panther.” In the process, have the mythic Greek god Zeus… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY — Apparently, it’s five o’clock the moment you step onto the grounds of the North Shore Music Theatre. At least for the next week or so, it will remain… Continue reading
Veloudos was a towering figure in Boston theater
By Rich Fahey If you were attending a performance at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston, you knew not to arrive late. There were several reasons: Shows at the Lyric tended to start… Continue reading →